The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 30, 2057
Waning Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 AM
5:33 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1661
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 192.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / -2.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.45° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.00° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.21° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.